MODULE 1
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a) Look at the text below and answer the questions.
1
What type of text is it?
2
What tenses are used?
3
Which paragraph(s) contain(s) a description of a person?
4
What does the person look like?
5
What character adjectives and justifications has the author
used?
6
Which verbs does the author use instead of “say” in the last
paragraph?
7
How has the writer used the senses?
Yesterday, I had an
interview and I didn’t want
to be late. The weather
was awful so I set off in
plenty of time and I was an
hour early. I decided to
spend the time in a small
cosy restaurant.
Straight away, I noticed a handsome young man. He
seemed familiar. He was slim but muscular and rather tall. I was
trying to think where I knew him from when he looked up and
smiled at me. I smiled back. He waved me over to his table.
He was John Stevens, an old friend of my brother’s. He was
friendly, interesting and funny. I was laughing at one of his jokes
when we heard the sound of screeching tyres from outside. We
looked out of the window and saw some car headlights heading
towards us. I was terrified.
Instantly, John grabbed me and pulled me into the restaurant’s
kitchen. We heard the sound of shattering glass and smashing
furniture and then everything went quiet. Ambulances and police
arrived within minutes, and thankfully no one was injured. “You
saved my life. How can I repay you?” I cried. “How about dinner?
Not here though, it needs some remodelling,” he replied jokingly.
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2
3
4
b)
Give the story a
different beginning and
ending. Use any of the
techniques on p. 25.
Think!
5
Find the adjectives the writer
uses to describe the following.
•
weather
•
restaurant
•
man
•
tyres
•
glass
•
furniture
Think of two more adjectives for
each noun. Compare with your
partner.
6
a) What techniques has the
writer used to begin/end her
story?
b) Put the events in the order
they happened. Use them to
retell the story.
She saw a man.
A car headed towards them.
They sat together.
She went to a restaurant.
Ambulances and police arrived.
They heard a sound.
John pulled her into the kitchen.
They heard glass shatter.
7
Imagine the writer met a
woman. Rewrite paragraphs 2
and 3. Think about:
•
who the woman can be.
(e.g. a friend, a relative, etc)
•
what she looks like.
•
what she is like.
